Efficacy and safety of intraoperative dexmedetomidine for acute postoperative pain in children: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-179

  Schnabel, Alexander ^a   Reichl, Sylvia U ^a   Poepping, Daniel M ^a   Kranke, Peter ^b   Pogatzki Zahn, Esther M ^a   Zahn, Peter K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; dexmedetomidine; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SEVOFLURANE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DENMARK; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872064155     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12030     Document Type: Article

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